---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-067785"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CERS"
cik: "0001020214"
company_name: "CERUS CORP"
filed_at: "2023-03-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T05:11:51.134863+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cerus confirms no cash deposits or securities at Silicon Valley Bank

## Summary
- Cerus explicitly states it holds no cash deposits or securities at Silicon Valley Bank.
- Statement issued on March 10, 2023, the day SVB was closed by regulators.
- Provides reassurance to investors regarding the safety of Cerus' cash position amid banking turmoil.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-067785
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CERS
- cik: 0001020214
- company_name: CERUS CORP
- filed_at: 2023-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000119312523067785/0001193125-23-067785-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000119312523067785/d477244d8k.htm

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